Man impersonating officer injures Wareham woman

A man pretending to be a police officer pulled over a Wareham woman Saturday night and smacked her in the face with a flashlight before she could drive away, according to police.

WAREHAM — A man pretending to be a police officer pulled over a Wareham woman Saturday night and smacked her in the face with a flashlight before she could drive away, according to police.

The victim was driving on Main Street around 9 p.m. when a man behind the wheel of a dark midsized SUV or pickup truck flashed a blue light, signaling her to pull over, Lt. Kevin Walsh said. The man told the woman she had a defective tail light and asked her to produce her driver's license and step outside of the car, according to Walsh. Suspecting the man was not an officer, the woman started to drive away but not before he hit her with a flashlight, causing a minor injury, Walsh said.

Police are looking for a white man around 40 years old and 5 feet, 8 inches tall, with dark hair and a bulging Adam's apple. He was wearing a dark shirt under a bright yellow coat.

Police ask anyone with information to call police and ask for Detective Michael Smith or use the anonymous tip line at 508-291-2300.